1941 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1941 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 64-90. They scored 713 runs and belted 85 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by Sam Chapman, who led the team with 25 home runs and 178 hits. Bob Johnson was the best run producer with 107 RBI.
The team allowed 840 runs and had a team ERA of 4.83. Leading the team in wins was Jack Knott, with 13. Phil Marchildon struck out 74 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Brancato | SS | 144 | 530 | 60 | 124 | 2 | 49 | 1 | .311 | .317 | .628 | .234 |
| Fred Chapman | SS | 35 | 69 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .205 | .174 | .379 | .159 |
| Crash Davis | 2B | 39 | 105 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .293 | .248 | .541 | .219 |
| Benny McCoy | 2B | 141 | 517 | 86 | 140 | 8 | 61 | 3 | .384 | .368 | .752 | .271 |
| Don Richmond | 3B | 9 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .200 | .286 | .486 | .200 |
| Al Rubeling | 3B | 6 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .263 | .596 | .263 |
| Dick Siebert | 1B | 123 | 467 | 63 | 156 | 5 | 79 | 1 | .385 | .460 | .845 | .334 |
| Pete Suder | 3B | 139 | 531 | 45 | 130 | 4 | 52 | 1 | .271 | .339 | .610 | .245 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Sam Chapman | OF | 143 | 552 | 97 | 178 | 25 | 106 | 6 | .378 | .543 | .921 | .322 |
| Eddie Collins | OF | 80 | 219 | 29 | 53 | 0 | 12 | 2 | .305 | .297 | .602 | .242 |
| Bob Johnson | OF | 149 | 552 | 98 | 152 | 22 | 107 | 6 | .385 | .478 | .863 | .275 |
| Felix Mackiewicz | OF | 5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .762 | .286 |
| Dee Miles | OF | 80 | 170 | 14 | 53 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .331 | .365 | .696 | .312 |
| Wally Moses | OF | 116 | 438 | 78 | 132 | 4 | 35 | 3 | .388 | .418 | .806 | .301 |
| Al Simmons | OF | 9 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .160 | .167 | .327 | .125 |
| Eric Tipton | OF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 15 | 50 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .463 | .580 | 1.043 | .420 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Frankie Hayes | C | 126 | 439 | 66 | 123 | 12 | 63 | 2 | .369 | .442 | .811 | .280 |
| John Leovich | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 |
| Hal Wagner | C | 46 | 131 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .320 | .336 | .656 | .221 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ray Poole | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5336 | 713 | 1431 | 85 | 659 | 27 | .336 | .387 | .723 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Babich | 16 | 14 | 78.3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 6.09 | 1.481 | |||
| Bill Beckmann | 22 | 15 | 130 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 4.57 | 1.338 | |||
| Herman Besse | 6 | 2 | 19.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1.07 | 2.030 | |||
| Fred Caligiuri | 5 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 2.93 | 1.372 | |||
| Chubby Dean | 18 | 7 | 75.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 6.19 | 1.651 | |||
| Tom Ferrick | 36 | 4 | 119.3 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 3.77 | 1.366 | |||
| Dick Fowler | 4 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3.38 | 1.417 | |||
| Bump Hadley | 25 | 9 | 102.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3 | 31 | 47 | 5.01 | 1.740 | |||
| Lum Harris | 33 | 10 | 131.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 49 | 51 | 4.78 | 1.405 | |||
| Rankin Johnson | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.60 | 1.700 | |||
| Jack Knott | 27 | 26 | 194.3 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 54 | 81 | 4.40 | 1.508 | |||
| Phil Marchildon | 30 | 27 | 204.3 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 74 | 118 | 3.57 | 1.498 | |||
| Les McCrabb | 26 | 23 | 157.3 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 2 | 40 | 49 | 5.49 | 1.507 | |||
| Nels Potter | 10 | 3 | 23.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 9.26 | 2.189 | |||
| Buck Ross | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Tex Shirley | 5 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2.45 | 1.918 | |||
| Pat Tobin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36.00 | 6.000 | |||
| Porter Vaughan | 5 | 3 | 22.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 7.94 | 1.938 | |||
| Roger Wolff | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.18 | 1.118 | |||
| Team Totals | 279 | 154 | 1365.2 | 64 | 90 | .416 | 18 | 386 | 557 | 4.83 | 1.518 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bob Johnson | 149 |
| At Bats | Sam Chapman and Bob Johnson | 552 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bob Johnson | 653 |
| Batting Average | Dick Siebert | .334 |
| On-Base % | Wally Moses | .388 |
| Slugging % | Sam Chapman | .543 |
| OPS | Sam Chapman | .921 |
| Runs | Bob Johnson | 98 |
| Hits | Sam Chapman | 178 |
| Total Bases | Sam Chapman | 300 |
| Doubles | Wally Moses | 31 |
| Triples | Al Brancato, Sam Chapman, and Pete Suder | 9 |
| Home Runs | Sam Chapman | 25 |
| RBI | Bob Johnson | 107 |
| Walks | Bob Johnson and Benny McCoy | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Johnson | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | Sam Chapman and Bob Johnson | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | Sam Chapman | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Wally Moses | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Frankie Hayes and Pete Suder | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Knott | 13 |
| Losses | Phil Marchildon | 15 |
| Saves | Tom Ferrick | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Jack Knott | .542 |
| ERA | Phil Marchildon | 3.57 |
| WHIP | Phil Marchildon | 1.498 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Marchildon | 204.3 |
| Games | Tom Ferrick | 36 |
| Games Started | Phil Marchildon | 27 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Marchildon | 74 |
| Complete Games | Phil Marchildon | 14 |
| Shutouts | Tom Ferrick, Phil Marchildon, and Les McCrabb | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Marchildon | 898 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Les McCrabb | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Knott | 212 |
| Walks Allowed | Phil Marchildon | 118 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Knott | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | Phil Marchildon | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bump Hadley | 5 |
